Intro Google is an american company that was first founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It started out as a search engine in 1996 and is now one of the biggest companies in the world. The google search engine is just one of their more popular products. They have their own web browser, they go around the world and map almost every street, they host one of the most popular email services and even mapped space, called "Google Earth". This company may have started as a search engine but Google is definitely more than that now. If you don't believe me scroll down.
Products & Services Google has a rule that 20% of their employee's time must be working on new projects which is why Google has so many on going beta projects. Not all of them make it past beta but the ones that do Google takes on officially like Google Glass and self driving cars. A few of Google's more popular services are:
Google Search Engine
The biggest search engine of all time.
Google Drive
Used by business' and schools alike.
Gmail
Again one of the most popular services and like the rest it is free.
Google Maps
A free directions software(also available is street view
YouTube
The biggest video sharing website.
Name and Logo HistoryGoogle's name was a play on words. It was named like the number googol because of their seemingly impossible mission to records so much information
Google's logo has been evolving for years.
Inside Google HQ The Google headquarters are pretty cool. They even made a movie in one. They are known for having slides, cafes, and other interesting designs. Here is an inside video of one:
Money Google is very rich. They have to be to fund all of their huge services and products. In fact about 97% of their revenue is from ads. Millions of people use their search engine everyday and millions of websites use their ad service which means they get a lot of money besides selling their phones, operating systems, merchandise, internet, and other paid services. Google also is buying up other smaller companies when they like their ideas. They have to pay thousands of employees but that's just business.
FOUNDERS
The founders of Google started out as students at university. Now they are super rich after doing the impossible and are the president and chief executive officer of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. On the left you will see Sergey Brin and on the right you will see Larry Page. These two are now some of the richest men to live and can say they have made the world a better place!
(The founders of Google in a ted talk talking about Google's history) OUTRO So now you know the creators, the history, the name and logo, the money and everything else you need to know about this company. I am so happy that I can say this but if you have any more questions... just Google them!
1998 - Google"Just Bing It" - Said No one ever
IntroGoogle is an american company that was first founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It started out as a search engine in 1996 and is now one of the biggest companies in the world. The google search engine is just one of their more popular products. They have their own web browser, they go around the world and map almost every street, they host one of the most popular email services and even mapped space, called "Google Earth". This company may have started as a search engine but Google is definitely more than that now. If you don't believe me scroll down.
Products & Services
Google has a rule that 20% of their employee's time must be working on new projects which is why Google has so many on going beta projects. Not all of them make it past beta but the ones that do Google takes on officially like Google Glass and self driving cars. A few of Google's more popular services are:
- Google Search Engine
The biggest search engine of all time.- Google Drive
Used by business' and schools alike.- Gmail
Again one of the most popular services and like the rest it is free.- Google Maps
A free directions software(also available is street view- YouTube
The biggest video sharing website.Name and Logo HistoryGoogle's name was a play on words. It was named like the number googol because of their seemingly impossible mission to records so much information
Inside Google HQ
The Google headquarters are pretty cool. They even made a movie in one. They are known for having slides, cafes, and other interesting designs. Here is an inside video of one:
Money
Google is very rich. They have to be to fund all of their huge services and products. In fact about 97% of their revenue is from ads. Millions of people use their search engine everyday and millions of websites use their ad service which means they get a lot of money besides selling their phones, operating systems, merchandise, internet, and other paid services. Google also is buying up other smaller companies when they like their ideas. They have to pay thousands of employees but that's just business.
FOUNDERSThe founders of Google started out as students at university. Now they are super rich after doing the impossible and are the president and chief executive officer of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. On the left you will see Sergey Brin and on the right you will see Larry Page. These two are now some of the richest men to live and can say they have made the world a better place!
(The founders of Google in a ted talk talking about Google's history)
OUTRO
So now you know the creators, the history, the name and logo, the money and everything else you need to know about this company. I am so happy that I can say this but if you have any more questions... just Google them!
MORE INFOWIRED articleHistoryList of Google ServicesList of Google ProductsGoogle - The main pageFounder's BIO
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which one of these people founded Google?
A) Bill Gates
B) Steve Jobs
C) Larry Page
D) Martin Cooper
Who did Martin Cooper make the first call to?
A) His Partner
B) His Rival
C) His Friend
D) His Mom
Martin Cooper - Self Promotion